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Populous II continues the “god game” genre pioneered by Bullfrog’s classic Populous. In PII, you’re an unproven immortal who must fight your way through an entire pantheon of Greek gods, each with his or her own strategy and attacks, and ultimately enter into a showdown with Zeus himself. The gameplay mechanics are similar to Populous, … Continue reading “Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods aka Two Tribes: Populous II”

Year: 1991

Platforms: Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, Macintosh, PC-98, SNES, Sharp X68000, Windows

Genre: Strategy / tactics

Theme: Real-time strategy


After a nuclear explosion, New York needs rebuilding. This has barely started when the ‘Big Valley’ gang enters and takes full control themselves. The Government sends a pair of heavies known as the Crude Dudes in to clear them out. As one of these Crude Dudes, you must travel through tough streets and take out … Continue reading “Two Crude Dudes”

Year: 1990

Platforms: Arcade, Genesis, Nintendo Switch, Windows

Genre: Action

Theme: Beat 'em up / brawler


Twin Hawk is a typical vertical scrolling shooter with a top-down view. Your goal is easy, shoot all the enemies along the way. You only get a standard gun on your plane, and no bombs. Instead of bombs you can call helper planes. These planes make a formation around you and help to shoot all enemies. … Continue reading “Twin Hawk”

Year: 1989

Platforms: Arcade, Genesis, Linux, Macintosh, TurboGrafx CD, TurboGrafx-16, Windows

Genre: Action

Theme: Shooter


Three-headed demon Morgul has been influencing people’s dreams to create nightmares, but more recently these nightmares have become real. Only Turrican can save them in this fast paced side scrolling shoot-em up. It features 5 worlds and 13 levels of challenging gameplay. Gameplay is conceptually simple: just jump, shoot and explore. However, this game puts a lot … Continue reading “Turrican”

Year: 1990

Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BlackBerry, CDTV, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Genesis, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum

Genre: Action

Theme: Platform


The sequel to OutRun features similar basic gameplay to the original, with the action viewed from behind the car, and the challenge being to complete each stage within the time limit. Contact can cause the car to spin, slow down or even flip; in each case you will lose time. There are branching routes and … Continue reading “Turbo Outrun”

Year: 1989

Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, ZX Spectrum

Genre: Racing / driving

Theme: Racing/Driving


The evil Dogurava, commander of an alien army known as the Gidans, is attacking the planet Borogo. The army uses five giant asteroids as fortresses for the invasion. After surviving an attack on an orbiting cargo barge, a lone pilot takes the only remaining fighter craft and embarks on a suicide mission: draw the Gidans’ … Continue reading “Truxton”

Year: 1988

Platforms: Android, Arcade, Genesis, Linux, Macintosh, TurboGrafx-16, Windows, iPad, iPhone

Genre: Action

Theme: Shooter


Take charge of gun toting Arnie in this top down omni-scrolling action shooter. Arnie takes on the terrorists using a variety of weapons in all the locations from the movie of the same name. In each location you have a mission such as retrieve data or capture a terrorist.This usually involves searching around for your … Continue reading “True Lies”

Year: 1994

Platforms: Genesis, SNES

Genre: Action

Theme: Shooter


You and a friend can become star NFL players or choose to coach a team in this realistic rendition of the game of American football, endorsed by former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and Super Bowl champ, Troy Aikman. Choose to play alone against the system, or play against each other. Pick from 3 play modes: Pre-season, … Continue reading “Troy Aikman NFL Football”

Year: 1994

Platforms: Genesis, Jaguar, SNES

Genre: Sports

Theme: Sports


King Frederick’s son and heir to the throne, Prince Eldon, has been kidnapped by Blackball, an evil military weapons genius. Just as international disaster seems imminent, Colonel Patch calls in the “Trouble Shooter” to take care of Blackball and his evil robot minions. Play as Madison and her faithful sidekick Crystal in this action side-scrolling … Continue reading “Trouble Shooter aka Battle Mania”

Year: 1991

Platforms: Genesis

Genre: Action

Theme: Shooter


Triple Play: Gold Edition is an update of the previous year’s title. It looks and plays very much like the previous title, including the close-up batting view and extensive stat tracking. The game features an MLBPA license, with a full 1996 season roster and stats based on the 1995 season. Additionally, this update adds a new “pro” … Continue reading “Triple Play: Gold Edition”

Year: 1996

Platforms: Genesis

Genre: Sports

Theme: Sports